





Chief Guest Dr. Mary Teopista (Center), Amb. Francis Butagira, Registrar General Ms. Mercy K. Kainobwisho and URSB board members pose for a photo at the URSB ISO Certification External Stakeholders celebration
Hon. Nobert Mao congratulates the Registrar General, Ms. Mercy K. Kainobwisho, and Board member, Ms. Lydia A. Sekkabira on the ISO 9001:2015 certification milestone
Mr. Hamidu Tumuhimbise, a senior Registration Officer, attends to a client during the UEB claimants exercise at the Uganda Business Facilitation Center, Kololo
A delegation from PACRA led by the Deputy Registrar Mr. Chewe Peter Chilufya (Center) visited URSB for a 3 days benchmarking visit on the Intellectual Property Registry on how systems operate, the digital improvements implemented and how these reforms contribute to reduced turnaround time
A delegation from UNOC visits URSB to benchmark on the Digital Transformation Journey.
Director General WIPO Mr. Daren Tang, Minister of Justice Hon. Nobert Mao, The Registrar General Ms. Mercy K. Kainobwisho, URSB Board members a delegation from WIPO pause for a photo at the Uganda Business Facilitation Center during the DG’s mission to Uganda

“Our Standards, Our Evidence” – Steering Committee Chair Urges URSB to Own QMS Journey
The Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) has marked a key milestone with the launch of its Quality Management System (QMS) document implementation under the theme “Walking the Talk, Doing it Right All the Time.”
During the ceremony held at the Uganda Business Facilitation Centre (UBFC), Ms. Caroline Egesa, Chair of the Steering Committee and Commissioner for the Insolvency and Receivership Department, handed over the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) booklets to the Registrar General, Ms. Mercy K. Kainobwisho.
Ms. Egesa described the moment as a significant achievement in URSB’s path towards ISO certification. “This is a great milestone. We have been seeing other agencies getting there, and we are glad we are here,” she said. She stressed that the process was inclusive, with contributions from all staff. “Everybody has been engaged. Everyone gave their input. No one has been left behind in our journey to ISO certification,” she added.
She emphasized that the SOPs will serve as tangible evidence of the bureau’s progress and highlighted the importance of ownership. “Most important is ownership; it is ours, not just this one or that one. We are now going to walk the talk,” she remarked.
Calling for accountability, Egesa reminded staff that the new phase comes with timelines and no room for delay. She urged QMS champions to ensure proper guidance and encouraged staff to cooperate with internal auditors. “It is not going to be business as usual,” she said firmly.
